Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-28
TO GET MORE MONEY.
RRADyUSTNENT OF THE SALARIES OF
PRESIDENTIAL POSTNASTBRS

TsseoraH TO the REGISTER.

WASHINGTON, June N.-Under the re-
adjustment Of the salaries of presidential
pOstmasters, to take effect on the 1st Of
July, nine in West Virginia are to be in
creased, as follows: Charleston from g, 200
s, 800, Huntington 81, 900 to 81, 200, Mar
tinsburg LOO to 1880, Morgantown
81, 900 to 81, 100, MOundsyille 81, 100 to
to s., 200, Parkersburg 81, 300 to s., 400,
Piedmont 81 200 to 1900, wellsburg
81 200 to 81 300, Wheeling s., 800 TO So, 900.
No reductions have been made. The total
gross receipts of all the presidential offices
in West Virginia amounted during the
month of March, to S1O7, 1902 The gross
receipts of the Wheeling Office were $41,-
624ss, Parkersburg Sl307I.75, Charles
ton So, ,276.5S, Martinsburg Sc, 246. 13 and
Huntington IS, ,1644s.
Ex-senator Hereford has been in Wash
ingtOn for the past week. He has been
accompanied By his wife and daughter and
says that they are here to do little shop
ping. They left for home this afternoon.
Mr.. LUCAS CASE.
First Comptroller Durham says he knows
nothing of the rumor that Mr.. Lucas who
was appointed by Governor Wilson as
Senator from West Virginia, has made ap-
plication for and been refused his salary as
Senator. The application must so first to
the Secretary of the Senate, and as that
official is absent from the city, it is not
known whether such application was made.
In talking to the REGISTER representa-
tive on this subject q few days ago. Sena-
| tor Elect Faulkner in response to the ques-
| tion as to who is entitled to the salary as
Senator during the time from the 9th OF
March, when Mr. Lucas was appointed by
Governor Wilson and the day upon which
Mr.. Faulkner was elected by the Legisla-
ture, Mr. Faulkner said he did not know
who would be declared as entitled to the
salary, but he was CT the opinion that it
belonged rightfully to Mr.. Lucas. Mr..
Faulkner said it would make no difference
to him, because if the authorities should
decide that the salary belonged to him he
should at once tender that portion Of the
salary due from the 5th of March up to the
time he was elected by the Legislature to
| Mr.. Lucas. He said that upon this point
| there would be no misunderstanding be-
| tween himself and Mr.. Lucas. He does
not regard the money as belonging to him
| self. II it is due anybody he believes that
Mr.. Lucas ought to receiyeit.
THE ONLY ONE LEFT.
NJ T,.h-.-- ~ T -, or rl,-Lsb,,rr, n so,
of the late Judge Lee, is in the city. He
is an applicant for the position OF Indian
Inspector, now held by Mr.. K. S. Gardner,
also s citizen OF Clarksburg Mr.. Gard
ner's commission will not expire until the
first of July, 1888, and rs he has o most
| excellent record as an official, although he
i is a Republican, there is no probability
that he will be removed by Secretary La
mar. Mr.. Gardner is the only Republican
Indian Indian Inspector left. The salary
attached to this position is at the rate of
s., 900 per year and expenses. 1t is one
of the most desirable positions in the gift
of the Interior Department. An Indian
Inspector is always treated royalty by the
| Indians whenever he visits a reservation.
| The savages recognize him rs a special
messenger from the Great Father" On
the frontier the Inspector is an autOcrat.
AMONG THE PENSIONS
issued to-day were the following to West
Virginia applicants: Thomas Taylor, of
Mount Olive, Bartlett Waldo, of Oxford,
Wm. Bartholow, of FairmOnt, Alexander
Gorley, OF Brokers Mills. The pension OF
James II. Barker, of Warrington, has been
increased. The following pensioners have
been restored TO the pension roll: VIM. H.
Casteel, OF Albright, Isaac Hill, OF Kan
sOoth, and Robert II. Rodgers, Of Grant
vile.
Moses 5. Van Horn has been commits
stoned postmaster at Grove, W. Va.
Information has been received here that
Mr.. Holly G.. Armstrong, chief Of divi
sion in the Internal Revenue Bureau, who
left here some weeks ago for his home at
Jackson C. H., w. Va, on sick leave, Is
able to attend TO business and that he Is
working industrously to organize Nation
al Bank at that place. Meanwhile his
salary in the department goes on.